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About

Kuwait-France Trade: In 2022, Kuwait exported $1.64B to France. The main products that Kuwait exported to France were Refined Petroleum ($1.61B), Ethylene Polymers ($13.4M), and Jewellery ($2.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kuwait to France have increased at an annualized rate of 34.4%, from $374M in 2017 to $1.64B in 2022.

In 2022, Kuwait did not export any services to France.

France-Kuwait Trade: In 2022, France exported $1.27B to Kuwait. The main products that France exported to Kuwait were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($474M), Trunks and Cases ($59.7M), and Packaged Medicaments ($55.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 6.51%,  from $525M in 2017 to $1.27B in 2022.

In 2022, France did not export any services to Kuwait.

Comparison: In 2022,  Kuwait ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.44), and 42 in total exports ($101B). That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kuwait exported $1.64B to France. The main products exported from Kuwait to France were Refined Petroleum ($1.61B), Ethylene Polymers ($13.4M), and Jewellery ($2.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kuwait to France have increased at an annualized rate of 34.4%, from $374M in 2017 to $1.64B in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $1.27B to Kuwait. The main products exported from France to Kuwait were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($474M), Trunks and Cases ($59.7M), and Packaged Medicaments ($55.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 6.51%, from $525M in 2022 to $1.27B in 2017.

Exports from Kuwait (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Exports from France (Flag) to Kuwait (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kuwait (Flag) and France (Flag)

Kuwait Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kuwait
Top Destination
China$24.3B
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B

This map shows whether countries import more from Kuwait or France. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Kuwait and France or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kuwait than France included India ($15B), Vietnam ($5.7B), and South Korea ($10.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Kuwait included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and Belgium ($47.8B).

Difference in imports from France (Flag) and Kuwait (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kuwait - France

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Kuwait and France by product, considering products traded by both, Kuwait and France.

During 2022, Kuwait had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.61B), Plastics and Rubbers ($14.1M), and Instruments ($4.25M).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Kuwait in the exports of Transportation ($516M), Chemical Products ($220M), and Machines ($143M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kuwait France+$15MEthylene Polymers
Top Product Potential France Kuwait+$26.7MPackaged Medicaments

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Kuwait and France. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kuwait indicates it has a comparative advantage over France. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kuwait.

Product Space of Kuwait (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

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